Names / Unisex names
Shams
Current rank
#3,635
and rising
All-time peak
#3,635
in 2025
First recorded
1993
in U.S. data
Children named
448
since 1993
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,635 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a unisex name, Shams makes its debut in 1993. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 448 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.